7,594 applications for valid leave of absence from medical school students...more than 40% of all enrolled students = South Korea

A total of 7,594 medical school students applied for a leave of absence, accounting for more than 40% of general medical school students. According to the South Korean Ministry of Education (equivalent to Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), 77 medical students from 11 universities were admitted on the 17th and 15th to 16th.